The vast majority of people never learned anything through self-study in their entire lives.

It's not that they haven't studied or haven't struggled, but the fact is: they never truly understood those basic knowledge under the circumstances of having someone teach, guide, or push them... What's even more frightening is that among the things they learned, the vast majority only had one use throughout their lives: exams.

So, after the exams, those things became 'discarded once tested'... It must be admitted that exam-oriented education is indeed the most effective way to extinguish self-learning ability.

In the subsequent life, even though they can realize that they should learn something, there is often the thought of 'if only I could also do this' but it basically ends in helplessness — there’s no one to teach, no one to guide, no one to push anymore... So, every time the determination to 'start anew' silently changes to 'continue as is' and then during festivals, they once again wish for 'a fresh start'...